Suspect Charged in Venice Canals Sexual Assaults

A 29-year-old man who allegedly attacked and sexually assaulted two women near the Venice Canals was charged Monday with multiple felonies. Anthony Francisco Jones was charged with two counts of forcible rape and one count each of sexual penetration by use of force, mayhem, torture, attempted murder and sodomy by use of force. The charges […]

Man Found Dead On Pomona Freeway In El Monte Identified

A 45-year-old man was found dead in the slow lane of the Pomona (60) Freeway in El Monte, authorities said Monday. The discovery was reported at 11:54 p.m. Sunday in the slow lane on the westbound Pomona Freeway just east of Rosemead Boulevard, California Highway Patrol Officer Sergio Garcia told City News Service. Officers were […]

LAFD Recruit Dies at Scene of Traffic Crash on 101 Freeway in Studio City

A Los Angeles Fire Department recruit was killed Monday “when he stopped to render aid” at the site of a traffic crash on the Hollywood (101) Freeway in Studio City, authorities said. The two-vehicle crash was reported at 5:11 a.m. on the northbound 101 Freeway at Campo de Cahuenga, near Vineland Avenue, according to the […]

Nationals to Join Dodgers in Pregame Reflection on Jackie Robinson Day

The Dodgers Monday will mark the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier, gathering with the Washington Nationals at the statue of Robinson in Dodger Stadium’s Centerfield Plaza to discuss his continued influence on the sport. Robinson’s granddaughter Ayo Robinson, sociologist and civil rights activist Harry Edwards and Jackie Robinson Foundation scholars are […]

Lancaster Man Who Participated In Stuffed Animals Drug Ring Gets Five Years

A Lancaster man was sentenced Monday to five years behind bars for his role in a drug ring that sold cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and crack on darknet marketplaces and shipped in stuffed animals. Adan Sepulveda, 31, pleaded guilty in September in downtown Los Angeles to one federal count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. […]

State Challenges Huntington Beach Voter ID Measure

The state of California announced a lawsuit Monday challenging the legality of a voter-identification measure recently approved by residents of Huntington Beach, saying it conflicts with and is preempted by existing state law. “The right to freely cast your vote is the foundation of our democracy and Huntington Beach’s voter ID policy flies in the […]

Woman Killed in Northridge Hit-and-Run Crash

A woman in her 30s was fatally struck by a hit-and-run motorist Monday while she was pushing a shopping cart on a road in the Northridge area. The crash occurred around 2:55 a.m. on Tampa Avenue and Business Center Drive, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The woman was struck on the northbound side […]

NASA Seeks Proposals to Cheapen, Speed Up Mars Sample Return Project

Hoping to breathe new life into a long-planned but financially struggling effort to retrieve soil and rock samples from Mars and return them to Earth, NASA leaders Monday said they are reaching out to the space-exploration community for proposals that will lower the $11 billion cost and make the project happen far sooner than currently […]

Worker Trapped Under Forklift Dies In Bel Air Area

A worker trapped beneath a forklift at a construction site in the Bel Air area died at the scene Monday, authorities said. Firefighters were sent to 900 block of North Moraga Drive about 1 p.m., according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. “Despite the quick response of LAFD crews, including those specially […]

Former Marine Gets 9 Years for Planned Parenthood Attack

A former Camp Pendleton Marine was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison for his role in a firebombing attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa. Chance Brannon, 24, of San Juan Capistrano, pleaded guilty Nov. 30 to conspiracy, malicious destruction of property by fire and explosive, possession of an unauthorized destructive […]

LA to Receive $139M Over 25 Years for Groundwater Replenishment Project

As part of a $250 million commitment to support four water supply projects in Southern California, Los Angeles will receive $139 million over 25 years for its Groundwater Replenishment Project in the San Fernando Valley, officials announced Monday. Earlier this month, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s Board of Directors approved separate agreements with […]